{"id":2931,"date":"2010-04-18T08:37:47","date_gmt":"2010-04-18T12:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=2931"},"modified":"2010-05-30T04:19:55","modified_gmt":"2010-05-30T08:19:55","slug":"united-force-unc-and-cop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=2931","title":{"rendered":"United Force: UNC and COP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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United Force: Kamla selected as prime ministerial candidate<\/a>
\nIt is final – Trinidad and Tobago’s leading opposition parties and some trade unionists have agreed to unite and contest the May 24 general election under a single banner. <\/p>\n

Kamla to focus on women’s issues<\/a>
\nIN her first official speech following the announcement of an election date, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday vowed to focus on the issues of work and family life affecting local women.
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\n“Patrick Manning Have To Go” by Crazy<\/b><\/big><\/p>\n

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\nVideo featuring calypsonian Crazy with his new song “Patrick Manning Have To Go”<\/p>\n

Clearing away the garbage<\/a>
\nI am always amused when I am more diplomatic or less outspoken than someone else in any given situation. In last week’s column I advised Mrs Persad Bissessar that she must avoid the political garbage strewn around her…<\/p>\n

TOP ready to take Tobago<\/a><\/p>\n

Manning: UNC\/COP coalition a farce<\/a><\/p>\n

Manning: Coalition a recipe for disaster<\/a><\/p>\n

PNM hopefuls set eyes on 23 seats<\/a>
\nPeople’s National Movement (PNM) representatives are eyeing 23 seats in the upcoming general election.<\/p>\n

‘People’s takeover’ motorcade today in Diego Martin West<\/a>
\nA ‘people’s takeover’ is behind a Congress of the People (COP) motorcade scheduled to take place today in the Diego Martin West.<\/p>\n

Kamla: Take back T&T<\/a>
\nPrime Ministerial hopeful Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called on citizens to “grab the moment and take back Trinidad and Tobago” from Patrick Manning.<\/p>\n

Don’t fight each other<\/a>
\nUNC chairman Jack Warner has said “a new dawn, a new era” is upon us. He was referring to the deal by Persad-Bissessar and Congress of the People (COP) political leader Winston Dookeran to unite the parties to defeat Manning in the general election.<\/p>\n

Clarifying the accommodation<\/a>
\nIn announcing the accord between her political party, United National Congress, and Congress of the People, Kamla Persad-Bissessar declared that “politics is a civilised form of war.”<\/p>\n

EDR Laventille residents: No school, no vote<\/a><\/p>\n

EBC to spend $23m for election<\/a>
\nThe Election and Boundaries Commission (EBC) will spend $23 million in preparation for the May 24 general election.<\/p>\n

De fosto gets conscience call<\/a>
\nWinston Scarborough “The Original De Fosto Himself” has jettisoned the People’s National Movement (PNM) and is now aligning himself with the United National Congress (UNC).<\/p>\n

Unity essential \u2013 but no guarantees<\/a><\/p>\n

A new Kamla has come<\/a><\/p>\n

Aggressive civil disobedience against Caldergate<\/a><\/p>\n

Dookeran to become President<\/a>
\nThe UNC and COP agreed to fight the PNM on a joint platform. The joint platform will be launched on Wednesday night at a venue along the East-West Corridor.<\/p>\n

SC: ‘Deal’ for president can lead to confusion<\/a><\/p>\n

Liquidation only way out for CIB<\/a>
\n…analysis reveals poor management of records<\/em>
\nClico Investment Bank (CIB) is insolvent and an analysis of the accounts say the only way out is liquidation.<\/p>\n

Duprey: I didn’t know about $100m deal<\/a><\/p>\n

…an acquisition that got the PM vex<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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